Mick Doohan says Casey Stoner could return to MotoGP racing

FIVE-TIME MotoGP world champion Mick Doohan says Casey Stoner could easily return to the racetrack and contend for another world title.

Speaking in a News Corp live blog on Wednesday, Doohan said 28-year-old Stoner, who was MotoGP champion in 2007 and 2011, had the ability to return to the sport if he rediscovered his competitive fire.

“It’s hard to say. Casey made his own decision. He had been racing in the World Championship since he was 16 and was in MotoGP for a long time with Ducati and Honda,” Doohan wrote.

“People retire for different reasons and Casey had his own reasons and we’ll have to wait and see if he would ever come back in the future. He’s certainly young enough to do it if he wanted.”